Power Mac G5 Hard Drive Dead?

So the other day I tried to format my internal hard drive using my leopard server install disk that I bought for my power mac but I got the error Resource Busy. Then I used my Tiger install disk to format the drive and got the error Input/Output error. I ended up putting the hard drive into a PC I had and used it to format it to FAT. After that I put the hard drive back in my Power Mac G5 and it showed up as FAT and I formatted it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled). I took a 250GB drive I found and also stuck it into the G5. Formatted it into Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and tried RAIDing them together using a Concatenated Disk Set so I could get the full usage of my 250GB and my 1TB drives. The raid failed with a error I can't remember. Now the 1 TB drive won't show up at all. The PC says it is a unknown device and needs drivers. What do I do. I have tried everything I know. Do I need to buy a new drive (why couldn't it be the 250 GB drive )

That drive series has had a bunch of issues.
Fixing a Seagate 7200.11 Hard Drive
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I called the local Mac service shop and he said that it would take from $50-1000 to diagnose and perhaps fix the problem.
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To start with, anyone who would give you such a ridiculous ballpark figure of $50-$1,000 to diagnose/repair a G4 with an AWOL hard drive has lost touch with reality. Depending on which model G4 that you have, its market value may be substantially less than the upper figure quoted. The fact that the hard drive isn't detected on the bus, would likely indicate that it has an electronic and/or mechanical problem. If either is the case, none of the software solutions ("DiskWarrior" or "Data Rescue") will work, because they require a mechanically-functioning hard drive. You can check the data ribbon cable for abrasions in the insulation that may have caused a short, but that's probably a long shot. You should also check that the power connection is plugged securely into the back of the drive, even though it's typically such a tight fit, that it rarely comes loose. The possibility of unexpected hard drive failure is the primary reason for routinely backing up the data, so you only need to worry about buying/installing a replacement. Professional data recovery companies can retrieve data from the most severely damaged hard drives, but the cost is quite expensive for the home computer user. If you don't have files on the hard drive that you need to retrieve, I'd suggest replacing it with a new one. If you post back with the G4 model/processor speed that you have, a compatible replacement can be recommended.

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Hello,
I have a Power Mac G5 1.8 (circa 2003). I bought it in 2003 and it has travelled all over the world with me. I love it. It has been the best and most reliable computer I ever owned; and I'm trying to keep it humming along as long as possible.
I am currently running Leopard (OS 10.5.8).
I have 2.5 GB of Ram (I upgraded 2 GB a few years back)
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I purchased a Seagate Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive (Seagate ST2000DL003) to replace the 160GB one.
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Hi foginwater, just asking since you don't specify, did you use Disk Utility to Format it for Mac yet?
How to format your disks...
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html
Thanks to Pondini, Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks...
http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/DU.html
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Get carbon copy cloner to make an exact copy of your old HD to the New one...
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
Or SuperDuper...
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/
Then you can hold the Option/alt key down at bootup to choose the HD to boot from when completed.

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This one has an outside chance of working. But if it doesn't work, _be warned_, might make the data completely unrecoverable through a professional data rescue service. I've only heard about this and never done it myself. You put it in the freezer. Not sure why this is supposed to work, but it might.
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Hi corimazz and welcome to Apple Discussions!
It is possible that your hard drive has kicked the bucket, but the folder with the question mark just shows that the computer cannot find a valid system when it starts up. There are a number of possible reasons for this.
Do you have the 10.4 install disk? If so, insert it into the optical disk drive, restart the computer and hold down the C key during startup. Once the computer is booted to the install DVD, select your primary language, then look for the utilities menu and from it select "Disk Utility".
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If the drive is truly dead, you are going to have to decide how much the data from the last three months is worth to you. There are companies that have quite good records of recovering data from even very badly damaged hard drives (sunk in rivers, burned in fires, etc) but they are not cheap.
In the USA some data recovery options include:
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www.ontrack.com - 800-872-2599
www.lazarus.com - 800-341-3282
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=19652
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